Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-25

Sc 60 north latitude and running the
entire length OF Kansas east and west, bat
just before the passage of the bill his At
tentiop was called TO The fact that eeft OF
| the lo0,h meridian, from there to the
Missouri line, the Indian Territory held
up to 81 north latitude. He smeuded
mis- bill by making the southern border of
Kansas 81 north latitude instead CT Sc
30, the other states and territories nav
ing permitted it, snd left that part Of the
territory west of the Tooth meridian line
to the l03d meridian line without any
jurisdiction.
LAND OF PLENTY.
z. HOW many acres has No-Men's-
Land. A. Three million six hundred and
seventy thousand six hundred and forty
acres. At least ninety degrees Of it is
agricultural land without irrigation. The
clmate is excellent and the altitude about
$500 feet on the average. 1t is watered
by the North Canadian or Beaver river, as
t1 is known there, taking its rise in the
Rabbit Ear mountains of New Mexico,
and flowing entirely through the terri
tory, nearly III the center; also by the
Cimsrron river on the north and its
branches, which runs from west to
esst along the Colorado border adja-
cent to the territory. The Paladors
river fows from Hansford county,
TeIts, into the center Of the territory of
Clmarron, entering the Beaver about
forty miles west Of the eastern country
The upper parts of our streams are deep
snd narrow, and fIled with plenty Of
ish, and clear, cold, running water; any
quantity ofneyer falling springs along the
bsnks-seft, fresh water. We have beds
OF bitaminous coal, building stone, ssnd
8 one, marble and chslk quarties. The
marble is broken on the surface, but nc
doubt as you go down in the quarry it
will be solid and good. Cattle are rolling
fat all winter without attention, running
on the range. The cattle running on the
ranges give just as good beef as you have
in this city.
NO LANE GRABBER5 WANTED.
.. There was bill passed by both
Houses Of Congress last winter annexing
you to the Federal district fer judicial
purposes only, sad fixing land Ctice in
the state OF Kansas and opening the land
10 settlement under tie general laws of
the United States, but the bill was not
signed by the President. How was this
measure received by your people: A.
That bill was not understood by our peo-
pie. Some claimed that it placed rs IN
der the state law of Kansas; others that
it would give United States court with
in the territory, and others that
we would have to 60 to Topeks.
| distance of about three hundred
miles, for judicial purposes. But when
the bill was thoroughly understood all
the people, except those VINO had priyste
interests to su0serve, We're thankful that
the bill had not been signed by the Presi-
dent. Il would have afforded no suo-
stsntisl relief, and only placed US in the
same condition as the Indian Territory
holds to Kansas and Texas at present
1t did not establish the right of the
settlers. The effect of that bill, If
II had been signed By the President,
would have been to drive out of the terri
tory one-half Of the present population,
because it furni:he no prort ction TO
their rights, but would have gwen an op-
porthDity for capitalists holding scrip
purchased for that purpose to obtain the
land in large tracts without occupancy Or
inhaOitancy, or without ever having see n
1t, for that matter. OarpeOple want terri
torial government, with the privilege of
electing their officers the same SIS other
territories have, because we want
laws established, not now having any
lawful government. And we want
such law for the settlement of land
titles as will protect our farmers and set
tiers in their 160 acre holdings, AID keep
land grabbers away from US. One hun
dred and sky acres is enough for any
family; and under our own regulations
no one can hold more. Nor can one own
less unless he lives on it or cultiyates it.
We do not want land spectators TO have
the upper hand with US.